Juliet's POV
The continuous grumbling sound of the worms in my stomach was like a low, menacing growl, making me feel anxious and irritable. "My death won't come from hunger." I whispered to myself,
My heavy heart weighed me down as I pondered Mia's absence for 24 hours, my mind consumed by worries of her absence in my solitude.
The dimly lit room remained empty with a small bed, a plush sofa, and me. No TV to know what's going on in the outside world, no phone to call on Olivia, my best friend, who has traveled before my mother's death.
Meanwhile, Mr. George has proven he's a cruel man; he tricked me into signing a dead-end contract with him, and I had thought I'd win his game by dancing to my own tunes instead of his.
"I steeled myself for the unthinkable, knowing escape was my on
